Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 10 Issue 1

Optimizing the size of public-private partnership contracts in the water sector: implications from an estimated cost function of private operators

Atsushi Iimi

In public-private partnership (PPP) contracts of water utilities, of particular concern is lack of market competition. This paper focuses on the size of contracts. If governments…

Construction procurement strategies of national health service in the UK: A critical review

Ahmed Doko Ibrahim, Andrew Price, Malik M. A. Khalfan, Andrew Dainty

In the UK healthcare sector, funding and provision of public care facilities has been primarily the responsibility of government through the National Health Service (NHS). After…

Social cohesion, groupthink and ethical behavior of public procurement officers

Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Warren Byabashaija, Sarah Eyaa, Muhammed Ngoma, Alex Muliira

Whereas social cohesion has been widely studied and researched by sociologist and psychologists, its application to public procurement is sparse. This study explores the…

The economics of procurement contract awarding: problems and solutions in theory and practice

Pier Angelo Mori, Nicola Doni

The main aim of this paper is to review some of the newest and most promising advances in auction theory with an eye to applications to procurement practice. Here we focus in…